US EditionRussia Intensifies Civilian Strikes as Ukraine Hits Saratov Oil Refinery
- A Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Sunday struck an industrial facility in Saratov, Russia, killing one person and damaging several apartments.
- This attack comes after several months of increased Ukrainian drone assaults on Russian energy and military facilities, carried out in retaliation for Russia’s large-scale military offensive launched against Ukraine in early 2022.
- The strike caused fires, shattered windows, forced resident evacuations, and temporarily halted flights in and out of Saratov for about two hours to ensure safety.
- Russian defense units intercepted 121 Ukrainian drones overnight, with eight destroyed over Saratov region, while Moscow launched high-precision strikes on Ukrainian military-related sites in retaliation.
- The attack signifies continuing escalation on each other's territory, highlighting Kyiv's aim to disrupt key infrastructure crucial to Moscow's war efforts without targeting civilians, as both sides deny civilian targeting claims.
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Ukraine on Sunday attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Saratov region. Commenting on the Ukrainian attack, Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said, "An industrial refinery was damaged."
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The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed on social media that drones had struck on the night of 9-10 August, causing explosions and fire at the site.
·Paris, France
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Ukrainian drones set fire to an oil refinery in Saratov, Russia, on Sunday, about 900 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
·Berlin, Germany
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